Anyone who reads thoughtfully knows that words often change their meaning with time and context. Christians are a “peculiar people,” the KJV tells us, only “peculiar” did not mean in 1611 what it means today. Sometimes an older meaning of a word continues in a restricted sector of the culture, even though most people useContinue reading “Words Aren’t What They Used to Be”
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The 7 Most Significant Religious Freedom Victories of 2018
From cable news to social media, streaming sites to the megaplex, popular culture can be a dark and depressing place. But amid the glut of bad, bleak, cynical, cheap, violent, and sexually exploitative content, there are some rays of light and diamonds in the rough. Yes, there’s plenty of bad stuff Christians should identify andContinue reading “The 7 Most Significant Religious Freedom Victories of 2018”
For most people God is dead…
For most people God is dead… For most people, God is dead:our civilization simply doesn’t need God anymore. What good is God when you are on the plane? The pilot at the controls, it is his job to get me to my destination. The copilot can groan, the grounds man can break his back, the stewardessContinue reading “For most people God is dead…”
We oppose outright…
We oppose outright… We oppose outright the present order of society. We represent a different order, that of the communal church as it was in Jerusalem after the Holy Spirit was poured out. The multitude of believers became one heart and one soul. On the social level, their oneness was visible in their perfect brotherliness. OnContinue reading “We oppose outright…”
Wanting the Savior for All
Wanting the Savior for All Unless the urge to want the Savior for allpeople, wells up in our hearts, we are not true servants. Although we might know of God’s will toward love, toward mercy, toward forgiveness, we nevertheless fail to do his will because the love of God does not… View Post
HIS SERVANTS HAVE A TWOFOLD TASK
His servants have a twofold task: they are to wait for him in the sense of being active and doing something, and they are to be stewards. The waiting for the Savior involves a personal relationship to him as to a living person, making the gospel living… View Post
Spiritual Discipline 0131
Unless you submit to His rule in your life, you have no business striving after the kingdom of God. For what is God’s kingdom anyway? Certainly not Christian causes or institutions. God’s kingdom is the power of God. It is the rulership of God. God’s… View Post
Spiritual Discipline 0128
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” What is at stake is the truth. This truth must become a new reality. It is not a matter of new teachings, new laws, new institutions. True, Christianity has made many teachings and laws and institutions… View Post
Spiritual Maturity 0127
The crucial question is this: Do you believe in Christ? Do you love Christ? It is no good to lament about our sins. What matters most is to believe in Christ and to love Christ. When we see the whole unhappy world going to pieces, when we realize how… View Post
Spiritual Maturity 0124
Nowhere among the early Christians do we find the cold light of intellectual understanding that constantly analyzes and differentiates. Instead, there was the Spirit that burned within their hearts and made their souls alive. (Col. 2:8–10) View Post
Intentional Faith 